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13 Cards in this Set
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A. Marked or persistent fear of one or more social performance situations in which a person is exposed to....
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Unfamiliar people, or possible scrutiny of others.
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B. Exposure to the feared social situations almost invariably...
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Provokes anxiety, or panic
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C. The person recognizes that the fear is...
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Irrational and excessive
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D. The Feared social or performance situation is...
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Avoided or endured with great distress or anxiety.
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E. The Avoidance, anxious anticipation, or distress is the feared situation interferes significantly with the persons...
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Normal routine, occupational functioning, or social activities or relationships, or there is marked distress about having the phobia.
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F. In individuals under the age of 18, the duration in at least...
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6 Months.
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G. The Avoidance is not due to the direct physiological effects of...
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A substance or a general medical condition and is not better accounted for by another mental disorder.
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H. In a general medical condition or another mental disorder is present, the fear in Criterion A is unrelated to it. What is Criterion A?
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Marked or persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or possible scrutiny of others.
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What is the most common type of social phobia?
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Fear of Public Speaking.
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What is the lifetime prevalence for Social phobias?
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12%
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Social phobias tend to have a later onset then what?
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Specific Phobias
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Over a 12 year period, how many people experienced remission?
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only 37%
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Treatment for Social Phobia
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-Behavioral Therapy techniques including exposure (put them is anxiety provoking situations) have been found to be helpful.
-Cognitive Therapy techniques including cognitive restructuring (basically rationalizing, calling patients out on their outrageous fears. They learn to challenge themselves.) have also shown beneficial. - Anti-Depressants have been found helpful in the treatment of social phobia. |
